October 06, 2017 - 1:47 PM
U.S. stocks faded a bit from their record highs on Friday after telecom and energy stocks sank. The loss for the Standard & Poor's 500 index was small, but it was the first in nearly two weeks.
On Thursday:
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.74 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,549.33.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 1.72, or less than 0.1 per cent, to 22,773.67.
The Nasdaq composite added 4.82, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,590.18.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks fell 1.87, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,510.22
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 29.97 points, or 1.2 per cent.
The Dow is up 368.58 points, or 1.6 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 94.22 points, or 1.5 per cent.
The Russell 200 is up 19.35 points, or 1.3 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 310.50 points, or 13.9 per cent.
The Dow is up 3,011.07 points, or 15.2 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,207.06 points, or 22.4 per cent.
The Russell 200 is up 153.09 points, or 11.3 per cent.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017